Sir John Berkeley, Knight

Male 1352 - 1428  (76 years)


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  • Name John Berkeley 
    Title Sir 
    Suffix Knight 
    Birth 23 Jan 1352  Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 23 Jan 1352  Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation Sheriff of Somerset, Gloucestershire, Hampshire & Wiltshire  [1
    Death 5 Mar 1428  [1, 3
    Person ID I46258  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 2 Oct 2016 

    Father Sir Thomas de Berkeley, Knight, 3rd Baron Berkeley,   b. 1293-1296, Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Oct 1361, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Katherine Clivedon,   b. ~ 1320, Charfield, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Mar 1385, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Marriage 30 May 1347  (Gloucestershire, England) Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Family ID F16935  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Betteshome,   b. 1359-1369   d. 1411-1427 (Age 58 years) 
    Marriage 13 Oct 1374  [1, 2
    Residence (Family) Beverston Castle, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Sir Maurice Berkeley, Knight,   b. 0___ 1398, Beverston, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 May 1460, Betteshorne, Sopley, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 62 years)
    Family ID F16934  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 23 Jan 1352 - Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 23 Jan 1352 - Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence (Family) - - Beverston Castle, Gloucestershire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Father Sir Thomas de Berkeley, 3rd Lord Berkeley, Marshal of the English Army in France2,3,24,7,25,26 b. c 1296, d. 27 Oct 1361
      Mother Katharine de Clivedon2,3,24,7,25,26 d. 13 Mar 1385

      Sir John Berkeley, Sheriff of Somerset, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, & Wiltshire was born on 23 January 1352 at Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershrie, England; Christened there the same day. Age 32 in 1386.27,3,7,18 He married Eleanor Ashton, daughter of Sir Robert Ashton, Justiciar & Chancellor of Ireland, Admiral of the West, & Lord Treasurer and Elizabeth de Gorges, before 16 March 1367; No issue.3,5,7,15,18 A settlement for the marriage Sir John Berkeley, Sheriff of Somerset, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, & Wiltshire and Elizabeth Betteshorne was made on 13 October 1374; They allegedly had 14 sons (including Sir Maurice) and 3 daughters (Eleanor, wife of Sir John, Lord Arundel & Mautravers, of Sir Richard Poynings, & of Sir Walter, 1st Lord Hungerford; Elizabeth, wife of Sir Edward, 5th Lord Cherleton, & of Sir John, 1st Lord Dudley; & Joan, wife of Sir Thomas Stawell).2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10,11,13,15,17,18,19,20,21 Sir John Berkeley, Sheriff of Somerset, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, & Wiltshire married Margaret Cheyne, daughter of Sir Ralph de Cheyne, between 14 October 1412 and 8 June 1427; 3rd marriage for him, 4th marriage for her. No issue.27,3,7,12,15,16,18,22 Sir John Berkeley, Sheriff of Somerset, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, & Wiltshire left a will on 21 February 1428; Requested burial in St. Mary's chapel, Mere, Wiltshire.3,7,18 He died on 5 March 1428 at age 76; Age 76.27,3,7,12,16,18,22

      Family 1

      Eleanor Ashton b. c 1346, d. b 27 Aug 1369

      Family 2

      Elizabeth Betteshorne b. bt 1359 - 1369, d. bt 1411 - 8 Jun 1427

      Children

      Joan Berkeley7,18 b. c 1380, d. b Apr 1396
      Alianore Berkeley+28,3,29,30,4,7,8,9,10,13,18,19,20 b. c 1384, d. 1 Aug 1455
      Sir Maurice Berkeley, Sheriff of Gloucestershire+3,7,18 b. c 1386, d. 5 May 1460
      Thomas Berkeley, Esq.+31 b. c 1390, d. 20 Apr 1443
      Elizabeth Berkeley+32,33,6,7,11,34,14,17,18,21,23 b. c 1400, d. c 8 Dec 1478

      Family 3

      Margaret Cheyne d. 12 Aug 1444 or 20 Aug 1444

      Citations

      [S2948] Unknown author, Magna Charta Sureties, 1215, 4th Ed., by F. L. Weis, p. 85; Plantagenet Ancestry of 17th Century Colonists, by David Faris, p. 57, 149.
      [S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 98-99.
      [S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 312.
      [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 33.
      [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 178.
      [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 427.
      [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 171.
      [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 427-428.
      [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 345.
      [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 394-395.
      [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 153-154.
      [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 181.
      [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 152-153.
      [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 316-317.
      [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 334.
      [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 26-27.
      [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 142-143.
      [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 589-590.
      [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 358.
      [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 422-423.
      [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. V, p. 102.
      [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. V, p. 143-144.
      [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. V, p. 388-389.
      [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 176-177.
      [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 332-333.
      [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 589.
      [S11568] The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. II, p. 310.
      [S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 42.
      [S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 407.
      [S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 594.
      [S6] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: 2nd Edition, Vo. I, p. 175.
      [S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 198-199.
      [S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 278.
      [S6] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 668-669.

      * [2]
    • Sir John Berkeley (1352-1428), of Beverston Castle, Gloucestershire was an English politician. He was the son of Thomas de Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley of Berkeley Castle and Katherine Clivedon. He was knighted before 1383.

      He was appointed High Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset for 1390-91 and 1394-95, High Sheriff of Gloucestershire for 1392-93, 1397-98 and 1414-15, High Sheriff of Hampshire for 1402-03 and 1406-07 and High Sheriff of Wiltshire for 1410-11.

      He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Gloucestershire in February 1388, September 1388 and January 1397, for Somerset in November 1390 and 1394, for Wiltshire in 1402 and Hampshire in 1406.[1] He married 3 times, but had issue only by his third wife, Elizabeth Betteshorne.

      Alianore Berkeley, married Earl John d'Arundel and had issue
      Sir Maurice de Berkeley, married Lora FitzHugh and had issue
      Elizabeth de Berkeley, married firstly to Edward Cherlton, but the marriage was childless. Secondly, she married Sir John V Sutton-Dudley and had issue.

      References

      Jump up ^ http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/berkeley-sir-john-i-1352-1428 [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S8809] "Sir Maurice Berkeley, Sheriff of Gloucestershire" profile, http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p15.

    2. [S9772] "Sir John Berkeley" profile, http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p373.htm#i11185, accessed & downlo.

    3. [S9774] "Sir John Berkeley (1352-1428)" biography, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Berkeley_(died_1428), accessed from Wikipe.

    4. [S9775] "Thomas de Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley" biography, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_de_Berkeley,_3rd_Baron_Berkeley.

    5. [S9786] "Descendants of Maurice (Berkeley) de Berkeley", 5-Generations, http://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Berkeley-Descendants-4.